Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure [Rule 7 of RS (RP) Rules, 2016] in respect of existing running staff as on 01/01/2016:

In the case of Running Staff who are in receipt of Running Allowance, the pay in the revised pay structure shall be fixed in the following manner:

The existing basic pay shall be. multiplied by a factor of 2.57. The figure so arrived at shall be added to an amount equivalent to Dearness Allowance on the pre-revised Pay Element (30% of Basic Pay) admissible as on 1St Day of January, 2016. The figure so arrived at will be located in that Level in the Pay Matrix and if such an identical figure corresponds to any Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, the same shall be the pay and if no such Cell is available in the applicable Level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix.